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foreign policy. it has exposed people to think harder. i do think it played a role in leading people in tunisia and egypt to look at some of the cables and see what people already knew in their gut the soccer field in wikileaks about the alliances between u.s. foreign policy with the most repressive elements in those countries. let's hope that changes as the uprisings continue. anytime you can learn more about what is being done in our name, it is critical. that is part of what transparency is about. the freedom of information act is still not working well under the obama administration. some of that is pos/t 9/11. in los war will lead to a decline in information transparency access. anytime you can have less sequence -- secrecy, that is good. less secrecy is needed. it was handled at the outset by partnering with newspapers like "the guardian," traditional newspapers of distinction. wikileaks released documents around the world to newspapers in india, haiti, the middle east, latin america. it has had an impact in countries we do not know
foreign policy. it has exposed people to think harder. i do think it played a role in leading people in tunisia and egypt to look at some of the cables and see what people already knew in their gut the soccer field in wikileaks about the alliances between u.s. foreign policy with the most repressive elements in those countries. let's hope that changes as the uprisings continue. anytime you can learn more about what is being done in our name, it is critical. that is part of what transparency is...
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foreign policy? >> cyber technology, and you are so aware of this, developments that have taken place in the cyber arena have been incredible in the last 10 years. i worked with a typewriter. [laughter] what i am seeing today in terms of the developments on cyber, it has been incredible. i have to say, working at the cia, the defense department, and seeing the kind of cutting edge technology that is being developed, there is no question in my mind that part and parcel, and the attack on this country in the future by any enemy is going to include a cyber element to it. but that will be part of the weapon that will be used to cripple us in the event of an attack. i have to say the united states, it is part of our strategy. we considered the importance of the cyber element. yes, we are living in that world. i have said this and i believe it. it is very possible the next pearl harbor could be a cyber attack. you could in fact cripple our power grid system, our government systems, our financial systems, w
foreign policy? >> cyber technology, and you are so aware of this, developments that have taken place in the cyber arena have been incredible in the last 10 years. i worked with a typewriter. [laughter] what i am seeing today in terms of the developments on cyber, it has been incredible. i have to say, working at the cia, the defense department, and seeing the kind of cutting edge technology that is being developed, there is no question in my mind that part and parcel, and the attack on...
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i am a freshman here at the school of foreign service. you mentioned taxes pose a threat to us. do you envision that cyberwarfare will be a viable and important part of the u.s. defense policy to . >> i think that cybertechnology -- and all of you are so aware of this -- the developments that have taken place in the cyberarena have been incredible over these last 10 years. i am a guy who worked with a typewriter, for goodness sakes. what i have seen today in terms of development on cyber, it has been incredible. i have to say that working at the cia, working at the defense department, seeing the kind of cutting-edge technology that is being developed, there is no question in my mind that part of any attack on this country in the future, by any enemy, it is going to include a cyberelement to it. that will be part of a weapon in an attack. i have to say the united states is part of our strategy. looking at how we will go after an enemy. we consider the importance of the cyberelement is part of that. yes, we are living in that world. i have said this and i believe it. the next pear
i am a freshman here at the school of foreign service. you mentioned taxes pose a threat to us. do you envision that cyberwarfare will be a viable and important part of the u.s. defense policy to . >> i think that cybertechnology -- and all of you are so aware of this -- the developments that have taken place in the cyberarena have been incredible over these last 10 years. i am a guy who worked with a typewriter, for goodness sakes. what i have seen today in terms of development on cyber,...
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he will go to the west bank and jordan in the spring, stepping into some of the thorniest foreign-policy challenges facing his second term. also, and other news, about sequestration, the across-the- board spending cuts for the defense department and non- defense programs. here's the economy and business section of the washington post -- march 1 is that deadline. and the navy trims a goal for the size of its fleet, which has sparked concern on capitol hill. those are some other headlines for you this morning. also, we told you yesterday about the justice department deciding to sue the s&p ratings company over the financial crisis and how they rated the mortgage bonds. "usa today" money section says -- we will go to randy in missouri, democratic caller. back to our topic, randy, about drone strikes on u.s. citizens overseas. go ahead. caller: good morning, greta. this policy out there is not something that has been a secret. it has always been out there. even people in the senate knew about this policy. second, this is about people who are taking up arms who are u.s. citizens, deciding to
he will go to the west bank and jordan in the spring, stepping into some of the thorniest foreign-policy challenges facing his second term. also, and other news, about sequestration, the across-the- board spending cuts for the defense department and non- defense programs. here's the economy and business section of the washington post -- march 1 is that deadline. and the navy trims a goal for the size of its fleet, which has sparked concern on capitol hill. those are some other headlines for you...
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for all of the obama administration's foreign policy successes, from ending the war in iraq to killing osama bin laden, the most enduring policy legacy of the past four years may well turn out to be an approach to counterterrorism that american officials call the yemen model. a mixture of drone strikes and special forces raids targeting al qaeda leaders. mr. brennan is the president's chief counterterrorism advisor and architect of this model. in a recent speech he claimed there was, quote, little evidence that these actions are generating widespread anti-american sentiment or recruits for aqap, unquote, referring to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. perhaps the initial donea bye instead of aqap, this is me talking, not the article, instead of the initials, acronyms that the administration s, government likes to do, maybe it ought to be mbch, the muslim brotherhood on capitol hill. where al lackey that this administration killed with a drone strike led prayers. back to the article, mr. brennan's assertion was either shockingly naive or deliberately misleading. testimonies from al qaed
for all of the obama administration's foreign policy successes, from ending the war in iraq to killing osama bin laden, the most enduring policy legacy of the past four years may well turn out to be an approach to counterterrorism that american officials call the yemen model. a mixture of drone strikes and special forces raids targeting al qaeda leaders. mr. brennan is the president's chief counterterrorism advisor and architect of this model. in a recent speech he claimed there was, quote,...